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Reimagining how we study, teach, and share Antiquity.

AI & Antiquity: Journal of Teaching and Technology in Ancient Studies is an international, peer-reviewed Diamond Open Access journal (ISSN: 3081-4553), based in Catalonia and endorsed by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). It advances Ancient Studies through interdisciplinary research, innovative pedagogy, inclusive perspectives, digital humanities and game studies, with particular attention to the critical and responsible examination of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.

Call for Reviews · Permanently Open. AI & Antiquity welcomes reviews of recent publications that fall within the journal’s scope. Accepted reviews are published Online First, ahead of their assignment to a regular journal issue.

Current IssueVolume 2, Issue 2 (2026)

Published September 22, 2026

Issue Description

Volume 2, Issue 2 (2026) of AI & Antiquity, devoted to “Neurodiversity and Antiquity,” explores how Ancient Studies can move from a model centred primarily on individual accommodation towards more inclusive forms of educational design. Its contributions examine the intellectual strengths associated with neurodivergence, the experiences of neurodivergent educators, the reduction of barriers in tutorials and online learning environments, and alternative ways of structuring assessment without lowering academic standards. A central argument running through the issue is that inclusion does not mean making learning easier, but distinguishing more carefully between the disciplinary competences that must remain constant and the pedagogical conventions that can legitimately vary... More

Table of Contents

Editorial

Neurodiversity and Ancient Studies: From Accommodation to Inclusive Design
Carlos Heredia Chimeno (Author)
4-15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64946/aiantiquity.v2i2.editorial

Articles

The Positive Contribution of Neurodivergence to Ancient Studies
Jenny Read-Heimerdinger (Author)
16-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64946/aiantiquity.v2i2.001
The Neurodiverse Teaching the Neurodiverse: Case Studies and Reflections of a Dyspraxic Ancient History Lecturer
Julia Tomas (Author)
31-41
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64946/aiantiquity.v2i2.002
Relaxed Tutorials: Adapting Front-of-House Practices to Accommodate Autistic Students in Distance Learning
Cora Beth Fraser (Author)
42-54
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64946/aiantiquity.v2i2.003
The Case Study of the Simulacrum in Latin Teaching
Sebastián Altamirano Pacheco (Author)
55-69
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64946/aiantiquity.v2i2.004
Same Standards, Different Pathways: Forgotten Voices, Neurodiversity, and Critical AI Literacy in Ancient History Teaching
Isaías Arrayás Morales, Carlos Heredia Chimeno (Author)
70-94
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64946/aiantiquity.v2i2.005

Reviews

Beyond Digitalising the Classroom: A Review of Cassio Santos, Neuza Pedro and Júlio Cabero-Almenara, e-DigCompEdu
Carlos Heredia Chimeno (Author)
95-98
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64946/aiantiquity.v2i2.006
Attracting Attendance, Not Policing It: A Review of Patricia Olmos Rueda and Dolors Márquez Cebrián’s Prevenció de l’absentisme
Carlos Heredia Chimeno (Author)
98-102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64946/aiantiquity.v2i2.007
Learning Antiquity or Feeling Antiquity? A Review of Marvin Rees, Entstehung, Angebot und bildungsrelevante Lerneffekte des Digitalen Spiels ›Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece‹
Carlos Heredia Chimeno (Author)
102-106
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64946/aiantiquity.v2i2.008
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